“She has a real good shot as an individual qualifier in the breaststroke,” Kitzman said. “She is a top breaststroker.’’

With more pieces to work with, Kitzman thinks the Cougars can reap rewards.

“We lost two conference meets by two points last season, and they had a tie,” he said. “Those are three meets that basically came down to the last relay. We want to add those to the win column this year.’’

Kitzman is thinking, with added depth, the Cougars can gain the points needed to win close dual meets.

“We want to beat a couple teams that have scraped by us the last couple years,” Kitzman said.